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authorGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>2000-05-28 05:03:53 +0000
committerGurusamy Sarathy <gsar@cpan.org>2000-05-28 05:03:53 +0000
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downloadperl-003183f2462c206a39eddd45957c1a29fc593c37.tar.gz
clarify gotcha with #line directives (from Rocco Caputo
<troc@netrus.net>) p4raw-id: //depot/perl@6123
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@@ -767,6 +767,11 @@ Breakable lines are marked with C<:>. Lines with breakpoints are
marked by C<b> and those with actions by C<a>. The line that's
about to be executed is marked by C<< ==> >>.
+Please be aware that code in debugger listings may not look the same
+as your original source code. Line directives and external source
+filters can alter the code before Perl sees it, causing code to move
+from its original positions or take on entirely different forms.
+
=item Frame listing
When the C<frame> option is set, the debugger would print entered (and